Ephesians 4:9

In 9 translations

BSB

What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?BYZ and TR except that He also descended first

KJV

(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

WEB

Now this, “He ascended”, what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

ASV

(Now this, He ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

LSV

And that, He went up, what is it except that He also went down first into the lower parts of the earth?

YLT

and that, he went up, what is it except that he also went down first to the lower parts of the earth?

DBY

But that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

DRC

Now that he ascended, what is it, but because he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

GNV

(Nowe, in that hee ascended, what is it but that he had also descended first into the lowest partes of the earth?

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

τὸ δὲ Ἀνέβη τί ἐστιν εἰ μὴ ὅτι καὶ κατέβη εἰς τὰ κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς;

RP2018

Τὸ δέ, Ἀνέβη, τί ἐστιν εἰ μὴ ὅτι καὶ κατέβη πρῶτον εἰς τὰ κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς;

TR-Boyd

Τὸ δέ, Ἀνέβη, τί ἐστιν εἰ μὴ ὅτι καὶ κατέβη πρῶτον εἰς τὰ κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς;

SCR1894

το δε ανεβη τι εστιν ει μη οτι και κατεβη πρωτον εις τα κατωτερα μερη της γης

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• John 3:13No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
• Matthew 12:40For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
• Proverbs 30:4Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His…
• John 6:33For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
• Psalms 63:9But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.
• John 20:17“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”
• John 6:51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”
• John 6:38For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.
• Exodus 19:20The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the summit. So Moses went up,
• John 6:62Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?
• Psalms 8:5You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.
• John 6:41At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
• Hebrews 2:9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
• Genesis 11:5Then the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the sons of men were building.
• John 6:58This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”
• John 16:27–28For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God. I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”

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